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WWE Raw Grades: Batista And Triple H Going No Holds Barred At WrestleMania

By Trace Johnson

NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2008: WWE heavyweight champion Batista photographed during an interview, on September 18, 2008 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ronjoy Gogoi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
NEW DELHI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2008: WWE heavyweight champion Batista photographed during an interview, on September 18, 2008 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Ronjoy Gogoi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) /
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The March 11 edition of WWE Raw was the follow-up to Sunday night’s Fastlane pay-per-view and it made plenty of waves in the buildup towards WrestleMania 35.

Last night’s WWE Raw saw an unexpected title change as well as key WrestleMania storyline developments in a variety of different angles, including the personal feud between Triple H and Batista.

WrestleMania 35 is just under four weeks away and the next few weeks are bound to be impactful.  With that being said, let’s take a look at a few grades from the March 11 edition of WWE Raw.

4. Opening Segment

It was all about nostalgia and riding off into the sunset at Fastlane for The Shield, one of the most important trios in WWE history.  It was dubbed as its final match together, but last night on Raw also saw The Hounds Of Justice together in a smaller capacity.

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose defeated Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, and Bobby Lashley at Fastlane, but The Shield would open up last night’s show by entering the arena through the crowd for one final time.  The three then gave a farewell address of sorts to the WWE universe before business picked up in the form of The Architect turning his attention towards WrestleMania 35.

Rollins began talking about his WrestleMania showdown with Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, but he wouldn’t be alone for long thanks to Lesnar’s advocate Paul Heyman joining the picture.  It was typical hype man Heyman from the start, but Rollins’ sarcasm regarding Heyman’s shtick would throw The Advocate off of his game a bit.  Rollins mocked Heyman in a way, but would soon turn the tide.

He asked if Heyman was talking about the same Lesnar that nearly lost to much smaller competitors such as AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, and Finn Balor.  Heyman covered his tracks well by making the excuse that Lesnar didn’t have much time to prepare for any of those matches, but Rollins still looked in control throughout this segment.  However, it all ended with Shelton Benjamin doing Heyman and Lesnar’s bidding for them when he took on Rollins.

This was a solid way to kick off last night’s show, but it got much better when it was down to just Rollins and Heyman hyping up the Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 35.

Final Grade: B+

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